ReelSEO Posts from June, 2009

YouTube Invites Google News Partners to Earn Revenue

Got a news source that is already included in Google News? Want to partner with YouTube as a video news supplier? Then you might just be in luck if you’re one of the 25,000 lucky news agencies that have been invited to do so. If not, well then just read on.

Video Ads are THE Most Effective Ad Format

In the past, I’ve written about how video ads perform when compared to traditional banner ads.  Now, Google confirms the strong effectiveness of video advertising with a recently released a study via DoubleClick which states Rich media ad formats with video outperform all other types of ads by an overwhelming margin. According to the research video ads even outstrip Flash animation and can be the deciding factor on whether or not it’s a successful campaign.  

About YouTube’s New Channels – YouTube Channels 2.0

In case you thought YouTube Channels 1.0 were shite, they’ve now given us version 2.0 (beta). But really, what’s in a name and version number?

Ok so YouTube is getting ready to release a new version of YouTube channels and they’re quite pleased with themselves overall. Thousands are already using the new Channels 2.0 but they’re continuing to add on to them and this week they’ve added a whole new slew of things including… channel ADS. If you are a Youtube Partner, you will be able to pile on a ‘full range of ads’ on your YouTube Channel. It’s about time!

Digitalsmiths Lets You Search Inside Video

Digitalsmiths claims to have a so-called ’skin detection algorithm’ that will allow users of the video search engine to search for dialogue, nude scenes and more… How peculiar.

YouTube Adds Call-to-Action Overlays – Drive Action off YouTube

You want to measure impact on retail sales of your product for your online video campaign on YouTube? Well now they’re helping you do that with a new overlay that can even help drive that impact deeper into your business and allow you to link off-site.

Kyte Introduces Video Publishing App for iPhone 3GS

With the iPhone 3GS out in the wild now it’s time for us all to get down to the business of iPhone video creation. Thanks to Kyte’s Mobile Producer you’ve now got a way to upload videos quickly right from the iPhone 3GS and they are the first to release a 3rd Party video publishing application in the App Store.

Streaming Media Market to Grow 135% Over 5 Years

It is estimated that the streaming media business segment will generate more than $78 billion in revenue in the United States over the next six years. That’s a fat stack of cash!

BrightRoll Makes the List of Lists – Top 10 Video Property

Brightroll has made the list of lists in regards to online video properties according to ComScore. Hurrah! The firm recently announced that ComScore’s Video Metrix has ranked them in the top 10 and is the only ad network to break that line.

YouTube Mobile Uploads Increase Exponentially

YouTube has recently stated that mobile uploads have been soaring over the last six month with over a 1700% increase. Since the iPhone 3GS was released daily uploads increased 400%. I’m curious what people are uploading that they think is so fascinating.

Is Ogg Theora the Savior of Online Video?

Ogg Theora, the magical, mystical, savior of the online video movement? Tapped to be part of the Open Video Standards and set to take its position at center stage in the push for widespread online video acceptance, but is it all it can be and is it all that we need?

Web Video & Project Management Tools – Which Ones to Use

I review some of the most popular (and upcoming) Web-based Project management and collaboration services are providing for video content – and which features are best suited for business projects where online video is crucial to a campaign’s success. Listen to our podcast episode by clicking the “play” icon.

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Surf for Videos Using Twitter – Video Search Twitter Bot

VideoSurf, and innovative video search engine that utilizes computer vision technology (facial recognition) to assist with video indexing , has developed a quick and effective way to search for videos directly within Twitter.  By combining the Twitter API, bit.ly API, and VideoSurf API, they have created a mashup that makes it simple to search for videos without ever leaving the twitter stream.